Alpine
| Character | |
|---|---|
| Name: | Alpine |
| Occupation: | |
| Relationships: | Bucky Barnes |
| Fandom: | Marvel Comics |
| Other: | Cats |
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Alpine is a white tomcat [1] adopted by Bucky Barnes in Marvel Comics (Earth-616) who first appeared in the comic book Winter Soldier (Vol. 2) #1 [2] in 2018. He is probably an Angora cat.[3]
Fandom
Alpine became popular with fans as soon as Kyle Higgins, one of the creators of the character, announced him on Twitter in 2018.[4] In comments, fanworks, and meta, fans sometimes refer to Alpine by female pronouns. As Bucky calls Alpine 'little girl' in Captain America Finale (2023), they seem to be right.[5]
However, other fans still feel Alpine's a tom and, since there are two conflicting statements by creators now, the issue might remain unresolved in fandom.
The microfandom gained followers after the tv show The Falcon and the Winter Soldier was officially announced in April 2019 and some fans started asking for the cat to be included in the series:
If Alpine isn’t in The Falcon & The Winter Soldier, I will riot. Bucky Barnes deserves to have his cat.[6]
Other fans are hoping that Alpine might play a part in the upcoming fourth Captain America film or other MCU media:
Bucky Barnes is the hottest guy in the mcu, but he would get even hotter if they finally gave him his goddamn cat.[8]
Pairings
In She's gonna have kittens!, Archived version, fan writer Alistra ships Alpine with Natasha Romanova's cat Liho (2020).
Fanworks
Fanfiction
- Alpine, Archived version by Kurai on tumblr (Loki/Tony Stark, Bucky Barnes/Steve Rogers, April 23, 2021)
Fanart
- Three Kittens, Archived version by lis-alis on tumblr (Bucky Barnes/Helmut Zemo, September 18, 2021)
- A new home for Liho ⭑･ﾟﾟ･*:༅｡, Archived version by yavannie (December 20, 2022)
Gifs
- We all build narratives, Archived version gifset by scarletspidcr on tumblr (2019)
Gallery
Bucky and Alpine by pzreich (2019)
Steve Rogers, Alpine, and Bucky Barnes by Wolf with a pencil (2019)
Bucky & Alpine by Em.J.Art (2021)
Starkbucks by kimmycup (2021)
I just want him to be happy your honor by Nix (2021)
Bucky and Alpine practice sketches by profoundalpacakitten (2022)
Alpine & Bucky by reducedemtasketch (2023)
Archives & Resources
- Alpine (Marvel) tag on the Ao3
- Alpine (Earth-616) on The Marvel Database Project
- Alpine the Cat, Archived version on tumblr
- Bucky and Alpine headcanons, Archived version tumblr post by captain-valkyrie (2021)
References
- ^ Alpine's gender was revealed by Kyle Higgins in a tweet on November 1, 2018: 'The cat's not named yet, but I've been calling him Alpine. Al for short.', Archived version
- ^ See: Winter Soldier Vol 2 1, Archived version
- ^ See: * I was today years old, Archived version by stucky - till - the - end on tumblr (February 12, 2022)
- ^ See: 'Also, Bucky gets a cat', Archived version Kyle Higgins on Twitter, November 1, 2018
- ^ See: Bucky Barnes & Alpine, Archived version by avengerscompound on tumblr (2023)
- ^ Just Another Wannabe Classic on tumblr, 2020, Archived version
- ^ satsumalover on tumblr, 2021, Archived version
- ^ kestrafagnor on tumblr, August 13, 2022, Archived version